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99 GSX vs PONTIAG TRANS AM H.O V8

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sup, tomorrow one guy who owns
a 1985 Pontiac Trans AM H.O 5.0L V8 wants to race me on the light to light race.
I only own the GSX for about a month, but I still can't figure out what is the best way to launch it. I mean how can I accelerate as quick as possible? what is the RPM range I should launch? How should I let the clutch go off?
Then how much gas should I add according to clutch?
Any advise? I got HKS exhaust + intake as for performance mods. It should be easy to beat that car huh? It's stock.
thanks for any info!
 
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easy

let it go at around 5K or less even, seriously
Let the clutch out as usual, a little faster, this is not goung to be a contest. You are going to loose him from the get go. How long it the light, down start shifting too early!!! Sh88 don't go pass 2nd unless this is a long ass light. Easy winNNNNNNNN

Redryda
 
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Just launch good and you will be okay, jsut dont shift too soon, stck GSX run pretty close to that i think, but the race, it could ne close, but you will win. AWD take off very FUC:::: quick. Don't trip No Problem
 
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ummm....a 5.0 85 trans am runs about 17 in the 1/4, they only have about 140 hp and nearly all have an auto, so unless your a really bad driver (like me) it shouldn't be much of a race. 0-60 in 6.4 is for the tpi 350 that came in later cars, not the 305. If you don't believe me ask the peoplehttp://www.3rdgen.org/ about the awesome power of the 305 tbi engine.
 
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you gotta be kidding, those old 80's trans ams only run 17's!!!! haha I could take one of those in my NT! HAHA! now there's a joke
 
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Nope, those are the V8 times (305 TBI). The 305's are DOGS. Most of those third gen guys dump them and put in a 350 TPI when they actually want to get out of their own way.

Mike
 
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